Historedia
Person

Metternich

Events
1
Episodes
5
Years
1840

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Metternich, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Rhodes blood libel against the Jews of Rhodes

    1840

    Role: Austrian Chancellor who instructed ambassadors to mediate

    1. 1840 · RhodesGovernor Supports Accusation

      The Ottoman governor of Rhodes broke with tradition and supported the ritual murder charge against the Jewish community.

    2. 1840 · RhodesAppeal to Constantinople

      The Jewish community of Rhodes appealed for help from the Jewish community in Constantinople, who forwarded the appeal to European governments.

    3. 17 February 1840 · RhodesDisappearance of Christian Boy

      A boy from a Greek Orthodox family in Rhodes went for a walk and did not return, sparking accusations against the Jewish community.

    4. July 1840 · RhodesInvestigation Establishes Innocence

      In July 1840, an investigation established the innocence of the Jewish community in Rhodes.

    5. November 1840 · RhodesSultan Decrees Libel False

      In November 1840, the Ottoman sultan issued a decree denouncing the blood libel as false, citing the judgment in the Rhodes case.

Sources

  1. Rhodes blood libel Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-07